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Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 115th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Sao Tome
Population
4614993
244055
Population rank 128/197 176/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 77/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 55/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Panama and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Panama and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Panama

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Panama Sao Tome
1960 $537,147,100 -
1961 $599,026,300 -
1962 $652,120,900 -
1963 $722,784,500 -
1964 $776,137,500 -
1965 $852,485,300 -
1966 $928,833,000 -
1967 $1,034,376,400 -
1968 $1,112,791,100 -
1969 $1,221,305,700 -
1970 $1,351,006,400 $37,211,826
1971 $1,523,917,200 $37,288,845
1972 $1,673,411,700 $41,430,257
1973 $1,913,793,400 $56,011,245
1974 $2,188,307,600 $57,817,591
1975 $2,435,304,100 $60,101,710
1976 $2,588,106,000 $52,039,421
1977 $2,738,261,900 $49,207,692
1978 $3,244,558,600 $55,044,563
1979 $3,704,551,600 $65,755,928
1980 $4,614,086,400 $81,662,231
1981 $5,222,421,500 $83,499,264
1982 $5,769,767,900 $80,307,763
1983 $5,923,755,900 $75,110,289
1984 $6,183,387,100 $78,213,796
1985 $6,541,517,100 $82,733,069
1986 $6,797,834,200 $115,928,907
1987 $6,827,665,300 $115,952,925
1988 $5,902,783,400 $99,000,764
1989 $5,918,469,800 $98,545,367
1990 $6,433,967,000 $119,297,933
1991 $7,074,675,500 $107,484,143
1992 $8,042,337,700 $94,861,781
1993 $8,782,585,400 $125,742,229
1994 $9,365,289,800 $131,338,415
1995 $9,573,813,700 $103,695,237
1996 $9,197,503,300 $135,188,166
1997 $10,058,854,400 $91,920,274
1998 $11,019,557,700 $72,285,404
1999 $11,660,704,800 $77,302,212
2000 $11,966,497,000 $76,198,395
2001 $12,252,906,300 $75,951,133
2002 $12,800,851,300 $85,171,074
2003 $13,603,456,000 $102,085,769
2004 $15,100,203,400 $114,582,284
2005 $16,623,906,700 $136,450,662
2006 $18,659,721,500 $142,775,104
2007 $21,717,433,800 $149,146,919
2008 $25,721,328,000 $188,021,165
2009 $27,791,215,500 $200,668,065
2010 $30,231,009,500 $190,021,192
2011 $35,687,738,300 $226,455,001
2012 $41,595,439,700 $229,371,348
2013 $46,949,496,500 $267,041,748
2014 $51,427,104,900 $293,119,143
2015 $55,767,806,100 $259,999,643
2016 $59,760,858,700 $292,267,272
2017 $64,327,688,800 $322,002,845
2018 $67,316,471,200 $383,717,328
2019 $69,778,991,200 $412,976,083
2020 $57,059,846,500 $471,229,485
2021 $67,396,392,500 $524,402,456
2022 $76,276,116,700 $540,809,499
2023 $83,318,176,900 $678,976,265
2024 $86,260,400,000 $764,274,043

Panama and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Panama Sao Tome
1960 $477 -
1961 $516 -
1962 $546 -
1963 $587 -
1964 $611 -
1965 $651 -
1966 $689 -
1967 $745 -
1968 $778 -
1969 $830 -
1970 $893 $479
1971 $979 $470
1972 $1,046 $511
1973 $1,164 $676
1974 $1,296 $683
1975 $1,406 $693
1976 $1,457 $585
1977 $1,503 $539
1978 $1,738 $587
1979 $1,938 $683
1980 $2,357 $829
1981 $2,605 $830
1982 $2,811 $783
1983 $2,819 $720
1984 $2,875 $735
1985 $2,972 $761
1986 $3,019 $1,043
1987 $2,966 $1,018
1988 $2,509 $847
1989 $2,462 $821
1990 $2,620 $970
1991 $2,821 $855
1992 $3,140 $740
1993 $3,358 $964
1994 $3,508 $990
1995 $3,514 $769
1996 $3,308 $987
1997 $3,546 $662
1998 $3,808 $514
1999 $3,950 $543
2000 $3,975 $529
2001 $3,992 $519
2002 $4,091 $568
2003 $4,265 $664
2004 $4,645 $727
2005 $5,018 $844
2006 $5,529 $862
2007 $6,318 $879
2008 $7,348 $1,082
2009 $7,797 $1,128
2010 $8,331 $1,045
2011 $9,662 $1,220
2012 $11,065 $1,211
2013 $12,273 $1,383
2014 $13,213 $1,490
2015 $14,083 $1,298
2016 $14,832 $1,435
2017 $15,695 $1,556
2018 $16,151 $1,826
2019 $16,478 $1,935
2020 $13,291 $2,167
2021 $15,510 $2,363
2022 $17,332 $2,390
2023 $18,686 $2,941
2024 $19,103 $3,245

Panama vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Sao Tome
1950 55.4 39.1
1951 55.9 39.1
1952 56.4 39.1
1953 56.8 39.1
1954 57.2 39.2
1955 57.5 39.3
1956 57.9 39.5
1957 58.3 40.1
1958 58.9 41
1959 59.6 42.1
1960 60.3 43.6
1961 60.9 45.2
1962 61.4 46.8
1963 61.8 48.4
1964 62.1 49.7
1965 62.3 51.1
1966 62.6 52.3
1967 62.9 53.4
1968 63.2 54.5
1969 63.7 55.4
1970 64.1 56.3
1971 64.7 57
1972 65.2 57.4
1973 65.8 57.9
1974 66.6 58.3
1975 67.2 58.6
1976 67.8 58.8
1977 68.3 59
1978 68.7 59.1
1979 69.1 59.3
1980 69.5 59.4
1981 69.8 59.4
1982 69.9 59.5
1983 70.1 59.7
1984 70.4 59.9
1985 70.5 60.1
1986 70.7 57.6
1987 70.8 60.7
1988 70.9 60.8
1989 70.1 59.7
1990 71.3 60.7
1991 71.3 60.8
1992 71.5 60.7
1993 71.8 60.6
1994 71.9 60.6
1995 72 60.5
1996 72.2 60.6
1997 72.5 60.6
1998 72.8 60.8
1999 73.1 61
2000 73.4 61.2
2001 73.8 61.5
2002 74.2 61.8
2003 74.6 62.2
2004 74.8 62.6
2005 75.2 62.4
2006 75.4 63
2007 75.7 63.3
2008 75.9 63.4
2009 76.2 63.7
2010 76.4 63.9
2011 76.7 64.1
2012 76.9 64.5
2013 77.1 64.9
2014 77.4 65.5
2015 77.6 66
2016 77.8 66.6
2017 77.9 67.1
2018 78.3 67.6
2019 78.5 68
2020 76.3 68
2021 77 68
2022 79.3 69.2
2023 79.6 69.7
2024 79.8 69.9
2025 80 70.1

Panama and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Panama Sao Tome
1960 1,126,005 68,012
1961 1,159,870 68,707
1962 1,195,301 69,403
1963 1,232,124 70,112
1964 1,270,065 70,865
1965 1,308,835 71,680
1966 1,348,388 72,576
1967 1,388,628 73,596
1968 1,429,447 74,765
1969 1,470,886 76,083
1970 1,513,070 77,626
1971 1,556,081 79,330
1972 1,599,723 81,041
1973 1,643,690 82,798
1974 1,687,926 84,672
1975 1,732,389 86,708
1976 1,776,935 88,922
1977 1,821,543 91,301
1978 1,866,311 93,794
1979 1,911,552 96,252
1980 1,957,534 98,544
1981 2,004,418 100,615
1982 2,052,271 102,508
1983 2,101,106 104,380
1984 2,150,782 106,394
1985 2,200,915 108,658
1986 2,251,325 111,150
1987 2,301,970 113,919
1988 2,352,848 116,939
1989 2,403,820 119,979
1990 2,455,583 122,980
1991 2,508,265 125,697
1992 2,561,336 128,110
1993 2,615,099 130,467
1994 2,669,546 132,732
1995 2,724,557 134,895
1996 2,780,227 136,962
1997 2,836,695 138,922
1998 2,893,914 140,751
1999 2,951,822 142,442
2000 3,010,369 144,018
2001 3,069,537 146,375
2002 3,129,344 149,922
2003 3,189,807 153,814
2004 3,251,155 157,705
2005 3,313,026 161,639
2006 3,375,024 165,638
2007 3,437,490 169,700
2008 3,500,648 173,793
2009 3,564,381 177,853
2010 3,628,535 181,802
2011 3,693,505 185,649
2012 3,759,256 189,439
2013 3,825,329 193,148
2014 3,892,101 196,767
2015 3,960,035 200,291
2016 4,029,086 203,689
2017 4,098,707 206,970
2018 4,167,860 210,187
2019 4,234,700 213,392
2020 4,293,261 217,435
2021 4,345,405 221,961
2022 4,400,773 226,305
2023 4,458,759 230,871
2024 4,515,577 235,536

Fertility rates in Panama and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Panama

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Panama Sao Tome
1960 5.83 6.24
1961 5.87 6.26
1962 5.87 6.28
1963 5.87 6.31
1964 5.81 6.33
1965 5.73 6.35
1966 5.65 6.37
1967 5.53 6.39
1968 5.41 6.42
1969 5.29 6.44
1970 5.18 6.47
1971 5.05 6.49
1972 4.91 6.51
1973 4.74 6.53
1974 4.58 6.53
1975 4.41 6.53
1976 4.26 6.52
1977 4.12 6.5
1978 3.98 6.47
1979 3.88 6.43
1980 3.8 6.39
1981 3.72 6.33
1982 3.66 6.28
1983 3.6 6.22
1984 3.52 6.16
1985 3.43 6.1
1986 3.34 6.05
1987 3.25 5.99
1988 3.17 5.94
1989 3.12 5.88
1990 3.07 5.83
1991 3 5.77
1992 2.95 5.7
1993 2.91 5.64
1994 2.88 5.56
1995 2.85 5.55
1996 2.83 5.47
1997 2.81 5.4
1998 2.79 5.3
1999 2.77 5.23
2000 2.74 5.16
2001 2.72 5.1
2002 2.7 5.06
2003 2.68 5.01
2004 2.68 4.96
2005 2.64 4.94
2006 2.62 4.93
2007 2.61 4.96
2008 2.61 4.91
2009 2.59 4.84
2010 2.59 4.77
2011 2.6 4.72
2012 2.59 4.66
2013 2.57 4.58
2014 2.55 4.49
2015 2.53 4.35
2016 2.5 4.2
2017 2.46 4.07
2018 2.4 3.98
2019 2.29 3.9
2020 2.18 3.83
2021 2.15 3.76
2022 2.14 3.7
2023 2.12 3.64

Panama and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Panama Sao Tome
1960 17.8 24.2
1961 17.8 24.3
1962 17.7 24.1
1963 17.6 23.5
1964 17.6 22.4
1965 17.5 21
1966 17.5 19.5
1967 17.5 18.5
1968 17.5 17.7
1969 17.6 17.2
1970 17.6 16.9
1971 17.7 16.9
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.8 17
1974 18 17.1
1975 18.1 17.1
1976 18.3 17.1
1977 18.4 17.2
1978 18.6 17.2
1979 18.8 17.3
1980 19 17.3
1981 19.2 17.4
1982 19.5 17.4
1983 19.7 17.4
1984 19.9 17.4
1985 20.2 17.4
1986 20.4 17.4
1987 20.7 17.4
1988 21 17.4
1989 21.3 17.4
1990 21.5 17.4
1991 21.8 17.3
1992 22.1 17.3
1993 22.4 17.2
1994 22.7 17.2
1995 22.9 17.3
1996 23.2 17.3
1997 23.5 17.4
1998 23.7 17.5
1999 24 17.7
2000 24.3 17.9
2001 24.5 18
2002 24.8 18.1
2003 25.1 18.3
2004 25.3 18.4
2005 25.6 18.5
2006 25.9 18.6
2007 26.1 18.7
2008 26.4 18.7
2009 26.7 18.7
2010 27 18.8
2011 27.2 18.9
2012 27.5 18.9
2013 27.8 18.9
2014 28 18.9
2015 28.3 19
2016 28.5 19
2017 28.8 19.1
2018 29.1 19.3
2019 29.4 19.4
2020 29.7 19.5
2021 30 19.7
2022 30.3 19.9
2023 30.6 20.1
2024 30.9 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
n/a
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$18.3B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.86B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Panama Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
171.2%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79.3%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Panama Sao Tome
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
93.8%
2022
English speaking
14%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Panama Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Sao Tome
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
808 mi
2018

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